Sheehan v. Sullivan

Decided September 23, 1899. Thomas B. McFarland wrote the opinion for the court.

58 P. 543 · Cited 90 times

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• Wittfield v. Forster · 124 Cal. 418
• Tillaux v. Tillaux · 115 Cal. 663
• Sherman v. Sandell · 106 Cal. 373
• Coyle v. Davis · 116 U.S. 108
• Wilson v. . Parshall · 29 N.E. 297

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